I remember very clearly the first time I went to a gas station in South Carolina. We had just arrived here a couple days after Christmas in 2017. I paid $2.17 for gas and I was thrilled! For quite awhile I paid just under $2.20 and it was just hard to believe gas was that cheap here.
Eventually the prices went up some, but less than a year later they started dropping and dropping and dropping. When they hit $1.74 I was literally pulling into stations when I didn't need gas. I figured I'd get whatever I could before the prices went up again.
I never thought I would see prices get that low again. It was just one month ago that I was paying around $2.20 per gallon and it's hard to complain about that. However, prices started dropping and dropping and dropping.
Today, most gas stations are between $1.70-$1.90, which is a big range. However, I know of three gas stations near each other on the main road, Rt. 17 in Myrtle Beach, that are selling gas for $1.53! It dropped five cents from yesterday. Will it go under $1.50? It appears it will any day. Could it hit $1.40 per gallon?
Of course, this is due to the virus, but it is hard to believe that you can buy gas for around $1.50 per gallon. I'm driving less miles now and with gas being so cheap, it's really going to be amazing to see how little I've paid for gas this past month.
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